World films link Jakarta to Cannes<\/p>\n
Kenny Santana, Contributor, Cannes\/Jakarta, qnoy2k@yahoo.com<\/p>\n
Every May, the biggest film festival in the world, Festival de
\nCannes, opens to offer great films, international stars and
\nglamour. In the past two years, the festival has premiered what
\nhave come to be remembered as some of the world's great, if not
\nbest, cinematographic achievements: 2046, Fahrenheit 9\/11, Hidden
\nand A History of Violence, to name a few.<\/p>\n
Aside from films, Cannes -- the second most covered media
\nevent after the Olympics -- is about the stars sashaying down and
\nposing on the red carpet, and opening nights. Journalists around
\nthe globe flock to the French Riviera city for news and a glimpse
\nof their faves, from Charlotte Rampling to Sharon Stone, from
\nZhang Ziyi to Natalie Portman.<\/p>\n
Bill Murray, who appeared at Cannes this year to promote
\nBroken Flowers, commented on the madness: \"I came in here from
\nthe feeding pan of the photographers out there. It's a kind of
\ndelirious experience that all people should be allowed to
\nparticipate in, you know? I think each and every one of you
\n(reporters) should be allowed to go out there and be screamed at
\nwhile being photographed. So just put a happy face on.\"<\/p>\n
The global stars, the media frenzy and the hectic film market
\nmake the festival a total zoo -- it's hard to imagine having a
\nfestival like Cannes in a city like Jakarta.<\/p>\n
We don't have grand, 3,000-seat movie theaters, beach-weather,
\nor dozens of venues that are accessible by foot -- more to the
\npoint, we don't have strong government support.<\/p>\n
Yet, it must be said, it's not fair to compare a 58-year-old
\ntradition like Cannes to the Jakarta International Film Festival
\n(Jiffest), which celebrated its seventh birthday just this past
\nweek -- Jiffest has all the time to grow.<\/p>\n
Closing today, this year's Jiffest has shown much development
\nand expansion since its birth. The year 2005 marked the
\nfestival's biggest event ever with over 200 screenings that
\nboasted a highly impressive array of award-winning films, great
\ndocumentaries and a wide selection of world-class filmmakers'
\nworks.<\/p>\n
For the past week, Jakartans have been bedazzled by the
\npresence of -- at least on celluloid, if not in flesh -- Gerard
\nButler, Tommy Lee Jones, Bill Murray and Tony Leung in films that
\npremiered at Cannes, respectively Dear Frankie, Three Burials of
\nMelquiades Estrada, Broken Flowers and 2046.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post looks back at Cannes' best moments featuring
\ninternational stars, a hardcore fan and one Indonesian director
\nwhose films were screened at this year's Jiffest.<\/p>\n
Broken Flowers, 2046, Dear Frankie, The Sea Inside and Kara
\nAnak Sebatang Pohon, all of which premiered at Cannes, were
\nscreened at Jiffest. Broken Flowers will be shown at 21
\nCineplexes in 2006.<\/p>",
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